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Corey Levitan
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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casino Carpets are Designed to Trick You into Gambling More
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on March 24, 2023. “Ugly carpets are the results of extensive market research,” claims a website called...
Bystanders Intervene as Plainclothes ICE Agents Attempt Arrest at Las Vegas Airport
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers aborted an attempted arrest at Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport on Monday after being surrounded by bystanders whom the Department of Homeland Security later labeled "anti-ICE agitators," according...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: M is for Emeril, New BLVD Eateries, Health Closure
Emeril Lagasse will open Meril at the M Resort in Henderson, Nev. on Thursday (July 16). It will be the first off-Strip Vegas eatery for the three-time James Beard-award-winning celebrity chef.The New Orleans-rooted concept will...
Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Las Vegas to Pay $2M to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The Thomas Keller Restaurant Group will pay $2 million to resolve a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The settlement, approved July 8 by a Nevada...
Primm Weeks Away from Reopening Casino as Terrible’s Transition Nears Completion
The long‑anticipated handoff of Primm, Nev.’s casino and retail operations from Affinity Gaming to Terrible’s is nearly finished, with all work now focused on reopening Primm Valley Resort & Casino — the last gaming property...
‘Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ Renews Vows with Rio Las Vegas
The Rio is shuffling its dinner‑theater deck, replacing one of the longest‑running interactive productions in Las Vegas with an even older one. Marriage Can Be Murder, the comic whodunit that survived more than a quarter...
Vegas Traffic Stop Questioned: Did Gov. Lombardo Get Special Treatment?
Newly released body‑camera footage is raising fresh questions about whether Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo sought preferential treatment during a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip. The video, recorded May 15 and published this week...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Jeezy Cancels on Vegas for Better Offer, Looks Like Barry Almost Didn’t Make it
Jeezy was scheduled to perform at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Sunday night. Instead, he canceled the concert -- part of his "Legend of the Snowman" residency -- just hours before showtime. The hip-hop star...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Las Vegas Belonged to Arizona Until 1982
The idea that Las Vegas was somehow part of Arizona until as recently as 1982 is a quirky myth that bubbles up in the occasional online forum and alternate history discussion. It persists because of...
UNLUCKY 7: The Worst Ideas Las Vegas Ever Had
The Las Vegas Strip is a monument to risk, reinvention, and the belief that any idea -- no matter how strange, expensive, or impractical -- might become the next big attraction. Sometimes that gamble pays...
